Porcelain Veneers: Q&A
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Can Veneers Help to Push Lips out?
I have a slightly protruding chin and teeth that are inclined inwards, thus making my lips look small (slightly like older people who do not have teeth) and resulting in a profile that i do not like. i do not wish to get braces or genioplasty so can veneers help push out the lips in any way (and also improve my smile? i would not mind my protruding chin so much if my lips came out a bit.
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SP1984
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Veneers and lip profile
There is a possibility that porcelain veneers can build your lip profile out. It is hard to answer this without seeing you or with photos, however, you did say your teeth are inclined inwards.
This being said veneers on the upper arch may be able to improve the lip profile. If both the upper and lower teeth are inclined inwards then the lowers will most likely not have an effect on the lip unless your bite is overclosed.
One way to see if veneers will help your...
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Houston Cosmetic Dentist
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Veneers and Lip Support
While it is very difficult to answer this question, I must say that, in general you should not rely on Veneers to push your lips out. Veneers in general should only be .5-1.5mm thick. Any thicker than this the veneers would look unnatural. I would recommend you have a consultation with an orthodontist before you have veneers placed. Wish you all the best.
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Veneers can only push lips out slightly.
You would need very thick veneers to achieve what you want, and it would not be as good as doing braces. Your problem may also be a skeletal issue which would be diagnosed by an orthodontist and may need surgery to properly resolve.
If you are unwilling to do this and you want to improve the way the teeth look and are considering veneers anyway, then it may help. However, I would suggest to do a trial by doing a wax-up and then transfering this to the mouth. Its like doing a...
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Miami Beach Cosmetic Dentist
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Porcelain veneers can make minor lip improvements
While veneers CAN help, the effect is usually minor. If your teeth are retroclined or tilted, any change that would significantly affect the lips would require tremendously thick veneers. Orthodontics are likely the only option in this situation.
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Can veneers push out my lips
Unfortunately without some visuals I am unable to answer that question. Veneers are very thin and will make no difference in most cases on the lips.
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Can Veneers Push Out My Lips
Without seeing actual photos of your situation, it would be impossible to answer your question. Remember, Veneers are pretty thin so they will only push your lips out slightly, if they are so designed.
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Yes they can- with limits though
Veneers that are inclined lingually (toward your tongue) don't offer lip support
By building out the facial dimension (front) of your teeth with veneers you can get a fullness to your lips.
I have several patients that have reported this benefit AFTER getting veneer
You're probably going to need 8 veneers to build out the facial and buccal corridor of your smile though
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